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Calling the Doves/El canto de las palomas
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4 out of 5
Based on 25 Ratings and 21 Reviews

Book Description
Now available in paperback, poet Juan Felipe Herrera s bilingual memoir paints a vivid picture of his migrant farmworker childhood. His rich, evocative prose re-creates the joy of eating under the open sky, celebrating at a fiesta with other farm families, and listening to his mother singing Mexican songs and his father calling the doves. "A welcome alternative to the usually bleak portrayal of th... More
Book Information
PublisherLeopard Books
BindingPaperback (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100892391669
ISBN-13978-0892391660
Publication Date04/09/2001
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About Juan Felipe Herrera (Author) : Juan Felipe Herrera is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Juan Felipe Herrera include The Upside Down Boy/El nino de cabeza, Cinnamon Girl: ... more
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About Elly Simmons (Illustrator) : Elly Simmons is a published illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Elly Simmons include Calling the Doves/ El Canto De Las Palomos, Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes/Los perros ma... more
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